Garment hanger



J. R. TRETHEWEY May 8, 1928.

GARMENT HANGER Filed May 15 1926 l/VVENZ'UR Patented May 8, 1928.

UNITED STATES :rosnrn RALPH TRETHEWEY, or xmnnnnnt, nn crrsn COLUMBIA,onmnn.

GARMENT Hansen.

Application filed ma 15,

My present invention relates to improve ments in a garment hangerappertaining particularly to a rack for holding hats, coats, cloaks,umbrellas and the like adapted to be applied to the back of a pevv,opera seat or other vertical surface.

An object to provide a garment sup port of this kind that collapsible tooccupy a minimum of space when not in use and adequately accommodateones heavy outer wraps, such as a coat or cloak and hat.

A further object is to provide such a device that will support thegarments in close proximity to the vertical surface to which it isapplied without creasing or otherwise damaging the same, that willreadily receive the several articles of apparel designed to hesupported. thereby, and from which such garments may be convenientlyremoved;

A still further object is the provision of such a device wherein thenumber of parts are few, the construction simpleand the cost ofproduction low, the Whole being rendered commercially desirable. 1

To the accomplishment of these and related objects as may becomeapparent, my invention resides in the construction, combination andarrangement of parts as shall be hereinafter more fully; describedillustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claimshereunto appended.

So that the device may be best understood and more readily described,attached drawings of a possible mechanical expression are to beconsidered as forming a part of this disclosure and in these Fig. 1 is aperspective view ofa preferred embodiment, the same being shown inoperative position; and v Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof in closedposition, part of the body being broken away.

Referring pzu'tieularly to these drawings wherein like charactersindicate like parts throughout the several views, the numeral 3indicates a frame.

This frame will preferably be stamped from sheet metal and formed ashallow channel 4 having an extension 5 of the base continuing at oneside and don-bled back on itself, the arms of the channel beingterminally flanged outwardly, as at 6, to provide fastening ribs bywhich said hanger may be applied to any desired vertical surface havingthe channel disposed horizontally and the base continuation thereof onthe upper 1926. Serial 150. 109,315.

side. An elongated slot 8 is cut in the base of the channel extending inWidth upwardly from flush with the lower edge or arm of thechannel 4;.The shelf thus formed is indented near an end as at 9 for a purpose tobe hereinafter described.

A prop arm 10 is normally received in the groove, formed by anddisposed-between the upwardly extending base extension 5 and the upperarm flange 6 of the channel 4; one end thereof being hingedly connected.as at 11 to a vertical pivotal post 12 journalled in the arms of thechannel 4. This prop arm 10 hinging vertically in the post 12 may pivotto one side thereon to lie horizontally in the frame groove and throughan angle of something less than 180, to stop and be supported at anincline on the other side of said post. A notch 13 is cut in theextension 5 in registry with said post 12 to accommodated this-prop whenthesame is hinged to the side ofthe post designed to support it i at anincline and the said post is turned through a right angle so that thesaid arm extends outwardly from the hanger supporting surface.

A pair of spaced arms pivoted between the arms of the channel 4 aredesigned to hinge horizontally outwardly through the elongated slot 8into operative position. One of these arms is pivoted near an end ofthis slot so that when hinged perpendicularly to the vertical surface itengages and is stopped by theadjaeent end ofthe slot 8. A bar 16 ishinged to the free end of this arm 15 having a free end 11 adapted toengage and be removably supported the free end of the remote and secondarm 15, an arcuate bum cated tongue "18 being formed terminally on thissecond arm 15 to receive the free end 17 of the bar 16 which is providedwith registering arcuate grooves 19 on both the upper and lower sides.Near their adjoining ends, both the bar 16 and the second of the arms 15have small depending knobs 20. When closed, thearms 15 and bar 16 arehoused within the channel 4, entering through the slot 8 in thisposition the knobs 20 are accommodated by the notch 9 and areconsequently available and conveniently disposed when it is desired toopen thishanger into operative position. To maintain the bar 16in itsnormally closed position in the slot 8, I provide a spring fasteningring 21 having an open side facingoutwardly, the ends'22 of the ring, atthe opening, being doubled back on themselves and bent into alignment inopposite directions, passing through the spaced arms of the channel ifThe ring thus presents to the slot opening a pair of spaced spring jawsadapted to receive the bar 16, for fastening purposes, when closed.

The structure of the device being described in detail, the modusoperandi thereof is now set forth z ln closed and inoperative position,the prop arm disposed horizontally lies compactly and out of the way inthe extension and flange formed groove Whig thehinged arms and the barsupported thereby are all hinged into the channel tlu'ouglrthe elongatedslot, the depending knobs extending through the notch being aloneexposed. In use, the prop arm is hinged in its post through the entireavailable angle of between and 180 and the post simultaneously pivotedat right angles so that the prop arm extends outwardly and upwardly as asupporting finger to receive a hat and scarf or the like, the same beingdisposed in the notch in the base extension there located to receivesaid arm. The bar on its hinged arm and the free arm are then hingedoutwardly, disconnectedly, and the former is ready to receive a coat,cloak or other heavy outer wrap and following the placement andreception thereof is hinged to engage the bifurcated end of the freeknobcarrying arm, in which position it is supported horizontally,parallel with the frame and in close proximity to the same. Thus theouter and removable wraps are con veniently and compactly supportedwithout injury to the garments and in a way that does not require spaceordinarily used or encroach on the comfort or freedom of the person.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will. be manifest that a garment hanger is provided whichwill fulfill all the necessary requirements of such a device, butas'many changes could be made in the above description and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my invention constructedwithin the scope of the appended claims without departing from thespirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matters con tainedinthe said accompanying specification and drawings shall be interpretedas illustrative and not in a limited sense.

lVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

1. A. garment hanger comprising a frame stamped from sheet metal formedas a shallow channel having the arms thereof flanged outwardly toprovide fastening ribs adapted to be applied laterally to a verticalsupporting surface, the base of said channel being extended upwardly anddoubled back on itself to form a ridge parallel with and spaced from theflanged end of the adjoin-' ing arm of the channel and a garmentsupporting arm normally seating therein.

A garment hanger comprising a frame stamped from sheet metal formed as ashallow channel having-the arms thereof flanged outwardly to providefastening ribs adapted to be applied laterally to a vertical supportingsurface, the base of said channel being extended upwardly and doubledback on itself to form a ridge parallel with and spaced from the flangedend of the adjoining arm of the channel and a garment supporting armhinging vertically in an upright pivoted post normally seating therein.

A garment hanger comprising a frame stamped from sheet metal formed as ashallow channel having the arms thereof flanged outwardly to providefastening ribs adapted to be applied laterally to a vertical supportingsurface, the base of said channel being extended upwardly and doubledback on itself to form a ridge parallel with and spaced from the flangedend of the adjoining arm of the channel; an elongated slot in the baseof said channel; a collapsible garment rack normally housed within saidchannel adapted to be extended into operative position through saidslot; a vertical and pivoted post journalled in the arms of said channelcentrally of the ends of said frame and an arm hinging verticallytherein normally seating in the groove formed by said spaced ridge andparallel. flanged end and adapted in operative position to extendupwardly and outwardly from said frame.

i. A garment hanger comprising a frame stamped from sheet metal formedas a shallow channel having the arms thereof flanged outwardly toprovide fastening ribs adapted to be applied laterally to a verticalsupporting surface, the base of said channel being extended upwardly anddoubled back on itself to form a ridge parallel with and spaced from theflanged end of the adjoining arm of the channel; an elongated slot inthe base of said channel lying along the lower side thereof; a pair ofspaced arms hinged horizontally in said frame between the arms thereof,a coat carrying bar hinged at one end to the other end of one of saidarms and removably connected at the remote end to the free end of thesecond of said arms adapted to be extended into operative positionthrough said slot; a vertical and pivoted post journalled in the arms ofsaid channel centrally of the ends of said frame and an arm hingingvertically therein normally seating in the groove formed by said spacedridge and parallel flanged end and adapted in operative position toextend upwardly and outwardly from said frame.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

JOSEPH RALPH TRETI-IEVVEY.

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